Check Domain Controller Time Server
Most domain member computers have a time client type of nt5ds which means that they synchronize time from the domain hierarchy.
Check domain controller time server. The domain controller with the pdce role should sync with an external reliable time source. Specify the time sources. Hkey local machine system currentcontrolset services w32time timeproviders ntpserver in the pane on the right right click enabled and then select modify.
Type w32tm query status. Dcdiag is a microsoft windows command line utility. From there the other domain controllers in the domain will sync their time from the pdce.
Then enter the following command to register your system. I ll also show you how to use dcdiag to test dns. Open a cmd prompt.
On the server that net time identified nettimeserver primary domain controller right click on your powershell icon and choose run as administrator. Type net time querysntp or. Choose run as administrator.
Now start things up by issuing this command. To view the time client configuration of a computer starting in windows server 2008 and. This could be an internet time server a hardware time keeping device or an internal ntp server that isn t part of the domain.
The pdc emulator operations master is usually configured to synchronize time with an external time source. If you want to know what your domain controllers time server configuration is you can run two simple command line query s. Once you hit enter you will find out if the registration was a success.